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noun

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Good / Brave

audio

verve - Vigor and spirit or enthusiasm

With his winning personality and incredible verve, Terry Crews is one of the most charismatic actors working today.

verb

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Bad / Stupid

audio

blather - To talk long-windedly without making very much sense

Sally would blather on about pointless topics until people just walked away from her.

adjective

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Good / Beautiful

Url audio

pristine - In its original condition; unspoiled

Even though it was a very old car, the restoration done on it made it look in pristine condition.

noun

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Bad / Pain

Url audio

trauma - A deeply distressing or disturbing experience, especially one with lasting emotional impact; a psychological or emotional wound, often resulting from an intense or life-threatening event.

Childhood trauma can have long-lasting effects on a person’s mental health

verb

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Good / Smart

Url audio

suffice - To be enough, sufficient, and adequate.

The teacher said, 'My telling you once not to use your cell phones in class should suffice to make you understand how important that is.'

verb

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Bad / Delay

Url audio

balk - To hesitate or be unwilling to continue with an idea or action.

Max had made all the plans to move from his apartment to the senior citizens home, but at the last minute, he balked and just couldn’t go through with it.

verb

See noun

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Other / Wet

audio

squirt - Cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in something in a thin, fast stream or jet

An elephant's trunk is so long that it can squirt water like a fire hose.

verb

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Good / Exciting

Url audio

rave - To talk about someone or something with great enthusiasm

When Elvis' hit "Hound Dog" came out in 1956, it sold 10 million copies, and the whole world raved about it.

noun

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Other / Light

Url audio

gleam - A brief or faint light, often reflected off a surface.

The gleam of the sun on the water made the whole lake look magical.

verb

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Bad / Angry

Url audio

fuming - Feeling, showing, or expressing great anger.

Though he made a reservation for the restaurant days in advance, when he arrived they said they had no room for him, and he left fuming.

verb

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Other / Entice

audio

lure - Tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

The venus fly trap plant uses its beautiful colors to lure insects to their death.

noun

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Good / Flexible

Url audio

intermediary - One who acts as a go-between and link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or conclusion.

The UN formed a committee to act as an intermediary in the negotiations to end the war.

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